COLLOCATIONS

Complete the collocations in the sentences.
1. It’s amazing how actors can remember hundreds of lines.....................
2. Hopefully this contract will.....................the way for future collaborations between the two companies.
3. Having a.....................memory helps me to forget the negative and focus on the positive. That’s how I prefer it.
4. We can lend you the money, but that’s all we can do as far as the support .....................
5. Talking to another person involved in the same event helps.....................your memory of the finer details; things you had completely forgotten about.
6. This course has been designed to help teens navigate the.....................path to adulthood.
7. One of the best ways to build a positive attitude is to end each day on a positive......................
8. Our brain usually keeps memories but sometimes tries to.....................memories that are unpleasant.
9. My goal is to raise.....................of how exercise benefits cognitive health.
10 In this course we show you how much you can do to.....................facts and figures to memory, ready to recall them later in exams.
11. I still remember how my mum used to.....................out whenever my sister came back one second after it got dark.
12. It is amazing what can.....................a memory. It could be something as simple or as powerful as a smell.
13. Working memory..................... a vital role in social, emotional functioning.
14. We loved that documentary which depicted the.....................effect of one small act of kindness and how that one small act continues on and on.
15. He goes to great..................... to engage the audience and offer an entertaining performance.
16. I really admire her and her last performance shows that she is an artist through and......................
17. Usually there’s a moment when the façade.....................and you can separate the performer from the performance.
18. He tried to convince me that the story was not a.....................of his imagination.
19. Actors have to accept that giving interviews about movies is part and .....................of the job.
20. Reflective surfaces give the illusion of a brighter space and the.....................of depth.
21. What I find most amazing about method actors is their ability to get into....................so well.
22. After the break-up, the actress had to put on a brave.....................when she faced the waiting cameras and fans.
23. As an entrepreneur you need to take risks; fear of getting something wrong can easily.....................creativity.
24. .....................conditions meant that there was only a slim chance of the scheduled competition going ahead.
25. The company could receive a.....................fine for disregarding privacy laws after it admitted collecting and sharing people’s private data.
26 As a professional judo player, she is happy that a.....................diet is not something she has to follow like some athletes do.
27 The aim of the workshop was to help managers build a.....................spirit and understand its importance for continued business growth
28. The companies want to...................ahead of the game should embrace diversity and realise its multiple benefits.

ONLY ONE WORD BEST FITS EACH BLANK!
Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word is given.
1. They proposed a c.....................model of change; one which was yet to become a concrete model.
2. What we are planning to use in the movie is c.....................technology never seen in the UK before.
3. The memory test was looking at how well the participants were able to remember famous brands even if they looked different or had been slightly m ......................
4. It is a rare piece of research focusing on long-term memory, but it is so seriously f.....................that the data it provides is meaningless.
5. It is very u.....................to find out someone that you know is potentially losing their memory.
6. The trio tested their new creation and found it o..................... as intended.
7. She stayed i and only described the candidates based on their suitability for the role and nothing else.
8. A s.....................amount of forgetfulness was observed. It was certainly a significant amount

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ANSWER KEY
COLLOCATIONS
1. word for word 2. pave 3. selective 4. goes 5. jog 6. slippery 7. note
8. block out 9. awareness 10. comm it 11. freak 12. trigger 13. plays 14. ripple
15. length(s) 16. through 17. slips 18. figment
19. parcel 20. semblance 21. character 22. front/face
23. stife 24. adverse 25. heavy 26. strict 27. team 28. Stay
ONLY ONE WORD
1. conceptual 2. cutting-edge 3. modified 4. flawed
5. unnerving 6. operated 7. impartial 8. substantial